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Month: July 2006

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Disused station: Folkestone Harbour

Mon 31st July, 2006Fri 19th July, 2024 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I didn’t think it would be possible to stumble upon a derelict station untouched by graffiti and looking like something just closed by Beeching in the 60s, but as disused …

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Critical Mass and Offline report

Sat 29th July, 2006Wed 2nd June, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Critical Mass and Offline report Thursday’s Offline was great fun. We had a full house and some great bands: first on The Molotovs were fantastic with a mad-for-it crowd and …

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‘Free Time’ @ Somerset House, London last Saturday

Wed 26th July, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Anyone else go along to this? It was fun! More photos here: Free Time In The Courtyard, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2, July 2006

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Offline in two days – with Robert Newman!

Tue 25th July, 2006Mon 11th October, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Offline, Thurs, July 27th, Brixton, London SW9

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Mod mayhem at the Acklam Hall, 1979

Tue 25th July, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Rummaging through my archives, I came across some press clippings from a well-scary gig we played back in 1979. We were playing a Rock Against Racism gig at the Acklam …

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Protest and Party!

Mon 24th July, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On Saturday, we checked out the demo against the terrible Israeli attacks on Lebanon, before grabbing lunch at the Photographers’ Gallery on Great Newport Street (by Leicester Square). Photos: London …

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The Innocence Mission

Wed 19th July, 2006 - by editor - 1 Comment

I doubt if this is going to mean much to most if you, but tonight I managed to track down some live videos of the fabulous The Innocence Mission playing …

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More beards per square inch than is entirely comfortable

Wed 19th July, 2006Wed 22nd June, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Ventured north tonight to the Old Queen’s Head pub in Islington for the Spinning Jenny night. A friend was DJing (although we could barely hear anything she was playing), with …

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Lambeth Country Show Rocks!

Tue 18th July, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Just spent another fabulous weekend at the fantastic Country Fair in the middle of London. There was usual bonkers mix of medieval jousting, reggae bands, prize vegetables, steam engines, vegetable …

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London fire

Thu 13th July, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

View from my window now… looks like a big fire near Poplar, east London.

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Railways around Hay on Wye

Thu 6th July, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m slowly getting around to updating my section on beautiful Hay on Wye in Wales So far, I’ve done a piece on Hay Castle and posted up my Hay on …

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Pride 2006, London

Mon 3rd July, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Photo report from Europride Day, Oxford Street, Saturday 1 July 2006 on the site now! EuroPride

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Critical Mass photos and Shoreditch station

Sun 2nd July, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Two updates to the site: Full photo report of the Critical Mass bike ride in central London, Friday June 30th, 2006 Photos of the last days of Shoreditch tube station

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Critical Mass in London

Sat 1st July, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

What a turn out. There were hundreds and hundreds of us! More pics to follow soon, but here’s the Mass paying a visit to the American Embassy. Next stop: Buckingham …

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